Talking about Jesus, Mary, and Eucharistic Adoration

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ron Finn and Shayne Stanfield on Annunciation Radio. We shared a very meaningful conversation. Take a listen by clicking the image below.

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“Family Consecration to Jesus Through Mary: 33 Days of Preparation with Saint Louis Marie de Montfort”

Have you seen my Family Consecration book? I’ll post a few of the Amazon comments below from families who are using my book.

I gave a bit of background:

First, here’s a description:

“Saint Faustina warned parents that praying for their children is not enough. That’s why so many conscientious parents take the further step of consecrating their children to Jesus through Mary, thereby defending them from evil and paving their way to Heaven.

This book walks you through the simple process of doing just that. Its informed pages give you detailed instructions to help you lead your family (ages seven and up) through each of the 33 mini-retreat days recommended by Saint Louis de Montfort, the beloved eighteenth-century priest and confessor who tirelessly preached that Jesus is not known well enough because Mary is not known well enough. 

Adapted for the often less-than-ideal prayer circumstances of families — particularly those with young children — these 33 brief, stress-free daily spiritual exercises and family activities bring adults and children greater knowledge of Jesus through Mary, and a more fervent love of both. 

Don’t delay. There’s no book more immediately beneficial than this and no time better than now to seize the day and help all the members of your family — young and old — to consecrate their lives to Jesus through Mary.”

And a note from yours truly:

“Now, more than ever it is important to Consecrate our lives to Jesus through Mary and to help our children and grandchildren to Consecrate their lives too. That’s precisely why I wrote this book! I kept it totally true to Saint Louis de Montfort’s teachings. I’d also like to share that I am deeply touched by Saint Faustina’s words in her Diary (765) when she explained one of her visions in which she encountered a crowd of children about five to eleven years of age. They cried out to her, “Defend us from evil.” Saint Faustina then saw the Lord Jesus Who was distressed and told her, “You are to defend them from evil.” Saint Faustina said that from that moment she prayed for the children. She added, “But I feel that prayer alone is not enough.” Helping children to be Consecrated to Jesus through Mary will surely help to “defend them from evil” by greatly aiding their souls. It will be more than simply praying for them. Remember, St. Faustina expressed that she believed that, “Prayer alone is not enough.” I believe that the children’s Consecrations will surely please Jesus and Mary too. Their Consecrations will certainly help to pave the way to Heaven. May God bless you and your family, now and forever!”

A few Amazon reviews:

“I had previously completed the Morning Glory Consecration personal retreat which I loved, but we were looking for a guide with reflections for our family to complete together to prepare for our family Consecration to the heart of Jesus through Mary. The daily readings and prompts were great to lead us deeper in our faith and helped grow our relationship with Mary. The prayers were beautiful–we split half to pray at breakfast and half before bed. For context, we completed this book with our 2 sons ages 12y and 8y. They were so excited for our consecration day and I am grateful for this book to help teach us why mother Mary will help lead us to a faith filled life.”

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If you are like me, and often feel concerned about whether or not you and your family will receive the grace of final perseverance and be united together with Christ in heaven at the end of your lives, reading this book with your family is like a breath of grace to carry you closer to Christ every day.
Christ says in Matthew 11:30 …”my yoke is sweet and my burden light.” (Douay-Rheims Bible) If you are feeling overwhelmed with everyday life and are looking for one of the best, easiest way to increase in holiness, “Family Consecration to Jesus Through Mary” will be such a blessing in your life as it takes just a few minutes each day to prepare for and make your consecration, although there will be deep spiritual work to be done if we are sincere in our consecration. I really enjoyed the user-friendly organization of having the traditional prayers recommended by St Louis de Montfort for each section compiled together in the back of the book along with the short family Scripture readings and prayers included in each chapter. I also love the familiarity of the book as it follows the
same template of the classic Marian consecration book “True Devotion to Mary” by St. Louis de Montfort.
I can already see my relationship with my child growing as we discuss important spiritual truths together through the child-friendly discussion questions in each chapter and pray together in our quest for holiness. She is visibly calmed in both body and spirit after each chapter and so am I. It has been such a sweet thing to have special time together in our family consecration readings and I am delighted to be able to finally share the experience of consecration to Jesus through Mary with my family as I longed to do during my first Marian consecration. Being a new Catholic, I also love the simple yet detailed explanations of how to physically carry out the act of consecration, family crowning of Mary, and many other Catholic devotional practices that have never done or observed before. Glory be to God for this timely aid in stepping heavenward. JMJ

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“Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle’s new book, “Family Consecration to Jesus through Mary” is excellent. She has thought of all the tools that families need in order to prepare for and consecrate their family unit to Mary. The book is well planned out with daily prayers and exercises for family members age 7 and up. Donna-Marie has based the 33 days of preparation on the well-founded spiritual exercises and writings of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort. The “How to Use This Book” section is brief and clear for the step-by-step preparation. The Appendices contain many additional prayers and practices that can be used during the preparation as well as all year long. One question that I thought about was when to start the preparation – how to choose an appropriate date. Donna-Marie suggests choosing a special Marian Feast for the Consecration and she helps by providing a chart of monthly feasts (one or more just about every month) to choose from. Then, she backs up the calendar by 33 days to provide the start date for the family preparation. As an example, the Marian Feast of the Assumption is on August 15th, so Donna-Marie tells us that we should start our preparation with Day 1 on July 13th. That suggested to me a great way to start, by having family members decide together their favorite Marian feast day, then working together to prepare for that family Consecration date by following the daily prayers and exercises together during the 33 days of preparation. I found, above all, that this is not meant to be a one time preparation and consecration. Donna-Marie’s daily preparation and consecration can be used at least annually to strengthen our family in the faith as an entire unit. Donna-Marie definitely put together an excellent, well designed book to easily help us consecrate our family unit to Mary!”

Editorial Reviews:

“Mary loves families.This book is a wonderful way for families to open themselves to Mary s love for them, and her deepest desire that they join her in wholeheartedly surrendering to God and doing what Jesus tells them.”
Ralph Martin, S.T.D.
Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit 

“Abandoning ourselves to God is the certain way to salvation; St Louis Marie de Montfort teaches us that Mary is the surest, shortest, and most perfect way to approach Jesus and make this act of abandonment. It is a journey we do not take alone, it is one we make in communion with others, most appropriately with members of our family, the domestic church. In this book, Donna-Marie Cooper O Boyle deftly guides families through St Louis Marie s plan of preparing to make the Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary, providing a catechism of Catholic faith and spirituality while helping parents in their role of forming their children as disciples of Christ. This is a beautiful book which, I hope, will enhance the spiritual lives of many Christian families.” 
Fr John S. Hogan, OCDS
Co-host of EWTN’s Forgotten Heritage, Author of “Thomas Becket: Defender of the Church” 

“Jesus says the greatest commandment is to Love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. And the second is to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:28-31). “Family Consecration to Jesus Through Mary” is a beautiful, clear, practical guide to understanding these commandments and most importantly living them out in your daily life.” 
Patrick Madrid
Host of the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio 

“In an era when family prayer consists of praying around the dinner table and before bed, and a time when more catechesis takes place at the parish church than in the home, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle’s Family Consecration to Jesus Through Mary will introduce families to prayer and assist them in handing on the faith to their children. Families together will consecrate themselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who will surely obtain many graces from her Son, as husbands, wives, and children, live out their Consecration and baptismal promises.” 
Fr. Edward Looney
Author of A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary

According to the experts:

“Don’t delay. There’s no book more immediately beneficial than this and no time better than now to seize the day and help all the members of your family — young and old — to consecrate their lives to Jesus through Mary.”

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Thinking of Ireland: “Irish Blessings!”

I have created a new Novena Prayer Bracelet design: “Irish Blessings.”

I made this particular style in four ways (white pearl-like beads, crystal beads, as well as crystal with semi-precious gem stones).

Description: “Irish Blessings!”

Currently, there are THREE styles for “Irish Blessings.” One is crafted with pearl-like glass beads, one other is with crystal glass beads. The third, is with the white pearl beads and “Fancy Jasper” semi-precious stones.

All have pretty green decorated beads as well (some are decorated glass, others are “Fancy Jasper” semi-precious stones). The St. Patrick medal has the image of St. Bridget (shown in next photo) on the back! Each bracelet features sterling silver plated and silver-plated components, along with the Saint’s medal and Miraculous Medal, Celtic Cross, and shamrock. There are also small Irish-looking hearts, as well as silver “knot” beads between each bead (hard to see in the pictures).

Each Novena Prayer Bracelet will come to you in a velvet bag, along with a prayer card to St. Patrick and St. Bridget.

“Irish Blessings!” Prayer Novena Bracelet (white pearl) with nine beads for a Novena of prayer

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“Irish Blessings!” Prayer Novena Bracelet (crystal) with nine beads for a Novena of prayer

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“Irish Blessings!” Prayer Novena Bracelet (white pearl and “Fancy Jasper”) with nine beads for a Novena of prayer

This third style features the “Fancy Jasper” semi-precious stones and touches of tiny green glass beads throughout. Saint Bridget is on the other side of the St. Patrick medal.

Use the button below to order one bracelet ($42.95 plus Priority shipping in U.S.)

 

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“Irish Blessings!” Prayer Novena Bracelet (white pearl and “Fancy Jasper”) with nine beads for a Novena of prayer

This fourth style features the “Fancy Jasper” semi-precious stones and touches of tiny green glass beads throughout. Saint Bridget is on the other side of the St. Patrick medal.

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“Remembering” Bracelet Design

I am happy to debut my inspiration. It is my signature Novena Bracelet design, comprised of the nine beads to represent a Novena of prayer. This lovely “Remembering” Novena Bracelet is created for mothers and grandmothers who have lost a small baby or child, whether through miscarriage, still birth, abortion, or death. Every single life is beautiful and created in the image and likeness of God. Each human life is sacred, unique, and unrepeatable. And, we remember them.

Currently, I have two designs — white pearl beads or crystal beads. I can swap the medals (Guardian Angel or Holy Family) if the purchaser sends and email to me (DMCOBOYLE@aol.com) after placing their order. You may request the other medal to be put on your bracelet instead of the one pictured if you prefer that one on your bracelet. You may also request a different Saint medal, and if I am able, I’ll do it for you.

You can also order a bracelet with more than one silver locket (to represent more than one child). The price goes up slightly for each silver locket. You can place a small photo in the locket, or some other small item, or just leave it as is.

Each bracelet comes to you in a nice gift box along with the prayer card (shown front and back above).

Each bracelet is comprised of the beads, sterling silver plated and silver plated components, a heart clasp, a St. Benedict crucifix, Miraculous Medal, a medal, and silver heart locket. You’ll notice lots of pretty silver hearts throughout. I always recommend that after receiving your bracelet, you get it blessed by your priest or deacon.

To order the white pearl “Remembering” Novena Bracelet for $39.95 plus shipping, click button below.

 

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To order the white pearl “Remembering” Novena Bracelet with four silver heart lockets for $45.95 plus shipping, order here:

 

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I feel inspired!

I decided to add a few grains of Blessed Salt inside the lockets as my special gift to you! If for some reason you’d rather not have the Blessed Salt (a powerful and protective sacramental), simply email me and tell me and I won’t include the Blessed Salt in your bracelet.

I didn’t know who would open the card …

I don’t always think to put a Christmas card out for our mail carrier. After all, we have several carriers and also substitutes. How would I know to whom it would or should go? How many are needed? How would I address it?

Add to that, I wondered if the card would get lost in the shuffle and dropped into the post office mailbox by mistake. I had placed a bunch of Christmas cards in my mailbox to be mailed one day. On the top of that pile, I had placed the one without the postage stamp.

Well, I have a little story to share with you just a few days before Christmas. I’ll leave the gift wrapping and cleaning on hold for a few minutes so that I can tell you.

Yesterday, a mail truck pulled up in my driveway to deliver a heavy package. It was filled with the extra books I had sent back from Texas. You see, I was recently in San Antonio, Texas to present on Mary and the Eucharist. Any books that are left over from my book signing, I send back home.

The friendly and energetic young man came to my door. I greeted him and asked if there was another box as well. I had shipped two from Texas.

“No, just this one,” he said.

Then he added, “By the way, do you know my godparents, ‘so and so’?”

“Yes! I do? What made you think I’d know them?” I was a bit puzzled because they live about an hour’s distance away.

“Well, they told me that you were going to speak in ‘such and such place’ awhile back and I told them I thought that you were on my mail route!”

“Wow!” I think I said to him after learning this interesting “coincidence.” Suddenly a thought popped into my head. Did he find the card in our mailbox awhile back or someone else? Should I ask him? Maybe not, because he might not have been the one.

Before I could ask though, he said, “Thank you for the Christmas card and note, by the way.”

Ahh! I thought. He was the one that got the card. It didn’t get lost after all.

I had left a Christmas card addressed to “Our Mail Carrier” for whomever was going to find it. I included a monetary tip and a holy card. Even though the Christmas card I wrote out to him wouldn’t be “religious” (so as not to offend anyone), it did mention “Christmas.” And I couldn’t help but include a holy card, hoping it could be inspiring to whomever saw it. You never know … it could be just the message someone needs at this time of year.

Well, it gets even better. And that is why I have to pause from the “million” things I need to do today before Mass tonight so that I can share with you.

As you can see, this is not the one I wrote to him. But just showing you which card it was.

Our mail carrier made mention again about the card. He said he had been away from church for a while now and he knows he needs to get back. He said the holy card touched his heart.

AND, he happened to open my Christmas card in front of his Mother and her eyes caught sight of the holy card. She said, “You see!!!” She had been asking him to get back to church.

As you can imagine, my heart was rejoicing — so very happy that my little gesture of love could touch someone’s heart and that it meant something profound to him. He then told me he’d like to talk with me more.

I ran inside to get my business card to give to him so that he could get in touch. He then reminded me, “Well, I’ll see you again! I still have to deliver that second package!”

I didn’t want to delay him. No doubt, he had a busy day of deliveries ahead of him. We bid good bye and “Merry Christmas!” to one another.

As he headed to his mail truck, I couldn’t help myself. I shouted, “Listen to your Mother!”

He knew what I meant. He chuckled and he said, “Yes, Mothers always know what is best!”

Remember, dear Reader, your little acts of love go a very long way with God’s grace!

Merry (almost!) Christmas!

My Bookmark Appearance this Sunday Dec. 17th

My two new books: “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits: Adoring Jesus with His Mother” (EWTN Publishing)

and “Diary of a Future Saint: Faustina’s Incredible Journey” (Marian Press) will air on EWTN television (in one 26-min. episode) on Sunday, Dec. 17th, 10 a.m. ET, with 3 re-airs, and it will be on “On Demand” as soon as the episode finishes the debut on Sunday a.m.

A quote below from my appearance on EWTN’s “Bookmark” show with regard to “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits.”

Donna-Marie’s Recent EWTN Bookmark Appearance

A brief description from EWTN: “Today’s guest offers inspired suggestions on what to pray about in Adoration, and a down-to-earth portrayal of St. Faustina, to whom Jesus entrusted the message of Divine Mercy.”

Enjoy at your leisure! And if you like it, please give it a “thumbs up” on Youtube!

History of my Signature Novena Bracelets

I thought I would tell you the history of my “Signature” nine-bead design for my “Novena Bracelets.”

First of all, it started with a perplexing pregnancy for my daughter. I wrote my book Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine Month Novena for Mothers To Be during my own precarious pregnancy in which I was placed on complete bed rest.

I had a huge hemorrhage in my uterus and a serious heart condition. My doctor didn’t think my baby would make it. I had lost three babies earlier on by miscarriage. It would be a trial of patience and commitment to bed rest.

Though it was a scary and difficult time, I feel God truly blessed me with much inspiration because very soon into my pregnancy, while on bedrest, I became deeply inspired to envision a pregnancy as a beautiful nine month novena of prayer as I awaited the birth of my unborn baby.

I prayed fervently and hoped for the very best. I even got word to my friend Mother Teresa to request her special prayers. She prayed for my baby and me and also sent to me a blessed Miraculous Medal which I wear to this day. She told me to count on our Blessed Mother and pray a simple prayer: “Mary, Mother of Jesus, be Mother to me now.”

As I prayed and waited…I also wanted to share my new inspiration of seeing a pregnancy as a nine-month novena of prayer and I desired to offer a kind of a prayer journal to other expectant mothers. I wanted to help them reflect upon their holy time of waiting, all the while as they prayed and grew in holiness.

So, I put pen to paper (literally, since I did not own a typewriter or computer at the time) and I continued to write down all of the inspiration that was stirring in my heart. These scraps of paper would be stored away in a cardboard box for “later on.”

Later on, in God’s Divine plan, I would put it all together in manuscript form and Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta would end up writing the Foreword to my book. She had also encouraged me to continue to write for mothers and expectant mothers.

Women all around the world are using my book Prayerfully Expecting to create a living novena of prayer throughout their pregnancies.

History of Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's Signature Novena Bracelets

Here is an article written in 2007 about my book that you might find interesting.

Novena Prayer Bracelets!

“Prayerfully Expecting” Novena Bracelets!

During the season of Advent 2015, I felt very inspired to create Novena bracelets to celebrate the sanctity of human life, as well as to have a tangible means to pray for it.

A few examples below:

The Sanctity of Human Life

These novena prayer bracelets serve many purposes. I have made each bracelet with nine beads to symbolize nine months of pregnancy. The number nine is very significant in praying a novena of prayer. As well, there are nine choirs of Angels. With regard to the sanctity of human life, the bracelet will be a visual reminder to pray a novena for your own pregnancy, for your daughter, granddaughter, godchild, daughter-in-law, or niece’s pregnancy, to pray to conceive a child, to pray to adopt a child, to pray for your own children and grandchildren, and to pray for every pregnancy to result in a live birth and for the end to abortion.

I pray as I create each novena bracelet. Each bracelet is crafted with an attached crucifix, a Miraculous Medal, and most of them will also contain a pregnancy saint’s medal. It will be shipped to you in an attractive box with prayer cards inside. I encourage you to get your bracelet blessed so that it may serve as a blessed sacramental.

You will see some of the first “Prayerfully Expecting” Novena bracelets at my bracelet shop. I have added more over the years. More photos of the Novena bracelets will be regularly added to my “Prayerfully Expecting” shop as I create them. I will also be adding a variety of saint medals to the bracelets.

Other Kinds of Novena Bracelets

After awhile, I began designing and creating an assortment of Novena Prayer Bracelets, always with my signature “nine-bead” design to represent a Novena of Prayer, and not ten beads as are in a chaplet or decade. Each bracelet comes with a prayer card to use while praying a Novena of Prayer.

I also have designed some ten-bead Prayer Bracelets when it was most appropriate to use ten beads for the particular devotion. That said, I also have a seven-bead design which is for the “Seven Sorrows of Mary” devotion. You can see these designs at my Bracelet Shop. I started another website for my bracelets and creations but I need t have some time to finish it! 🙂

Just a few examples are below:

More Information and Many Designs Available

You can go to my Bracelet Shop on this website to learn more and see the various designs. You can also see other designs on other pages. For instance, my “Fatima Five First Saturday” Bracelets are here. And “Inspiring Word Bracelets” are here. I also do custom design bracelets and you can see information for that on my “Bracelet Shop” page.

In addition, I will mention that I have designed several Novena Bracelets for EWTN Religious Catalogue. You can see them on their website.

Visiting with Doug Keck on EWTN’s “Bookmark Brief”

Watch the Bookmark Brief below. The entire Bookmark program interview will air on EWTN television in the near future.

You can order your autographed copy of “Diary of a Future Saint: Faustina’s Incredible Journey” below

You can learn more and purchase here.

Chatting on the airwaves with Jon Leonetti

I recently chatted on the airwaves with Jon Leonetti on “The Catholic Morning Show” about my new book “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits: Adoring Jesus with His Mother.”

You can listen to our conversation here.

You can learn more and order your autographed copy of my book here.

Chatting with Teresa Tomeo on Catholic Connection

I recently had the pleasure and blessing of chatting with Teresa Tomeo on the airwaves on her show “Catholic Connection” on EWTN Radio. We chatted about my new book with EWTN Publishing: “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits: Adoring Jesus with His Mother.”

You can listen to our conversation here.

Order your autographed copy here

Click on book cover image to learn more.

Saint Faustina’s Feast Day, 2023

A Grace-filled day!

I was blessed, very happy, and honored to present on the life and spirituality of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts a few days ago on dear St. Fasutina’s feast day. It was wonderful to see all of the folks who came out to partake in the amazing graces of the day — many coming to my presentation, and asking many great questions during our Q&A following my talk. I thoroughly enjoyed having to have a chance to chat with them afterward at my book signing held at the Gift Shop.

Click on the video image below (from Instagram) if you would like to watch my presentation at the Saint Faustina Center at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass.

Part One: “Mary & The Eucharist: A Path to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament”

I was Johnnette William’s guest on EWTN’s “Women of Grace” show, discussing my new book “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits: Adoring Jesus with His Mother.” Here is Part One of our two episodes. You can check it out right here.

“St. Faustina’s Incredible Journey”

I recently sat down with Fr. Mark Mary and enjoyed a lovely and blessed discussion on the spiritual life and St. Faustina’s incredible journey. I was at the EWTN television network in Irondale, Alabama when I bumped into Fr. Mark Mary when I was coming out of the chapel from Mass. We chatted a bit and Father invited me on his podcast. We just had to figure out when we would fit it in. Since I was there to film three shows and was all booked up, it turned out the podcast would have to be at the “last minute”! Seems to be the story of my life. 😉 I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation.

Diary of a Future Saint: Faustina’s Incredible Journey